Project Quality Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen when the Propeller and Engines division at Kongsberg Maritime in Kristinehamn are looking for a Project Quality Engineer. We are searching for a motivated person with a passion for quality, project management and with a proactive mindset to further strengthen our project delivery organisation. In this role you will be responsible for supporting our most complex delivery projects to meet our customers and our own expected quality objectives.
Key accountabilities
As Project Quality Engineer you will be responsible for the development, approval, and implementation of the project’s quality plan into the project organisation. In this role you will have the responsibility to plan and initiate necessary quality assurance, quality control and quality inspections that is needed in the delivery projects. This to assure project performance and project deliveries meet the expected quality objectives.
You will have the authority to initiate and perform internal project audits on the project’s compliance to processes, quality standards and requirements. You will also support the project with risk assessments and lessons learnt activities.
As a Project Quality Engineer, you will work in close relations to several other teams and departments, such as the Contract Managers, Engineering to Order, Supplier Quality, Assembly and
Sales. When not working for a project you will support the wider organisation with internal audits, quality investigations and other quality related work. This in close relations with the Quality Manager.
What we can offer
An important and value creating role where you will be a key-player in making sure we meet our expected quality objectives. You will get a good mix of business management, technology and networking with customers and colleagues in a global arena where travelling from time to time is a part of the job. As an employee in Kongsberg, you will be part of a global company that delivers world class marine products and work in close collaboration in a highly competent organization. We can offer flexible working hours and the option to work partly remote based on your work tasks.
Qualifications and experience
To best fulfil our needs and to make this a perfect fit, we believe that you have a technical background and interest. You should have project management experience, preferably from a multi-project environment. Knowledge about NATO standards for Quality Assurance and the ISO 9001 standard is meritorious but not crucial.
Focus for this role is to have the right personal skills to quality-assure our delivery projects. To be successful as a Project Quality Engineer we appreciate your ability to communicate in a clear and structured way. You will work in an international environment, therefor a high level of English is crucial. The ability to make an impact, to build relations and to act on own initiative is also fundamental to succeed in this role.
About us
Kongsberg Maritime, a subsidiary of KONGSBERG, is a global marine technology company, providing innovative and reliable technology solutions for all marine industry sectors including: merchant, offshore, subsea and naval. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 34 countries. Kongsberg Maritime is part of KONGSBERG, an international, knowledge-based group delivering high-technology systems and solutions to clients within the oil and gas industry, merchant marine, defence and aerospace
Our Propulsion and Engines business covers the strategic, operational, engineering activities for propulsion products, engines and waterjets. Today our product range is one of the broadest in the world and our accountability as a team include all aspects of the product range including market requirements, product strategies & development, product costs and profitability throughout the life cycle.
At Kongsberg, we believe in tackling challenging problems and delivering extreme performance for extreme conditions. We do that through excellent products and services developed for delivering the greatest benefits to our customers.
WORLD CLASS – through people, technology and dedication